Comments on: It’s the City’s Reputation That Will Be Kidnapped

By: Teashook

Teashook — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:05:00 +0000

More than 50% of the most recent City of Atlanta budget went to public safety. Payt for Atlanta police is more than most of the surrounding metro area. I absolutely agree that everyone must feel safe for the city to prosper. I wonder how many more cops the city can hire without raising taxes. And those side gigs that the cops take-they are usually acting as security guards in clubs.

By: jm

jm — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:08:40 +0000

The men were booked in DeKalb, not Atlanta. I don’t know where the final jurisdiction may be, but DeKalb has the same issue - 800 officers short according to a report.

Taxes…people complain the government takes their money, and then they complain when they don’t get a certain level of service.

By: Creative Loafing Atlanta » Fresh Loaf » Blog Archive » Atlanta blogs today: East Atlanta kidnappings

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:04:20 +0000

[…] -Bloglanta on early Sunday morning’s kidnapping of two men from an East Atlanta street. The two men were held captive in Cabbagetown while their kidnappers used their credit cards. […]

By: Cap'n Ken

Cap'n Ken — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:52:58 +0000

Important correction - this did not happen “outside of a nightclub”. It happened a few blocks away from East Atlanta Village (also, that’s not “downtown”). Your description makes this sound like these guys walked out of a club and were kidnapped right there, which isn’t what happened.

So I think your arguments are a little misplaced here. This wasn’t a “downtown” or tourist issue; it’s an issue of early-morning neighborhood crime. East Atlanta isn’t even in the area you say you would like to see this “cop on every corner” program.

Having residents and tourists feel safe intown is indeed very important, and this is a disturbing assault, but it’s not a case that relates to your arguments that follow from it.